How I use my Apple Watch

I was intrigued by the Apple Watch when it was announced but I wanted to wait and buy a second generation device. I had high hopes for better performance, better battery life, better water resistance, and a thermometer…3 out of 4 ain’t too bad… I’m not on my phone a lot so I haven’t found […]

Fixing `body` and `html` class specificity

A better format for classes on body and html elements.

An Introduction to Critical CSS in WordPress

A major goal of web site maintainers should be to reduce the amount of time a visitor is required to wait before they can see the content. The longer a page takes to load and display, the more likely that the visitor will simply click away to another site. Critical CSS is an important tool […]

Creating a Parallelogram with CSS

I am working on a project where the design calls for a parallelogram with some content in certain places. The solution was an interesting journey and I wanted to share it with others. End Goal The end goal is a parallelogram like this: Getting There Since everything in CSS is based on rectangles, I knew […]

Sass Unit Testing with True

True is a library to provide unit testing for Sass. Today we are taking a brief look at how it works and how it can be incorporated into a project. While this won’t necessarily be something that you use on every project it is helpful if you are building a framework or set of standardized […]

Walkthrough: Setting up a Secure WordPress Site with Git – Part 2

This is a continuation of Part 1. If you haven’t looked at Part 1, I recommend that you do because it includes some additional setup for a secure install. WP_DEBUG on local dev I like to run my local dev version of WordPress in debug mode as that helps uncover issues while I’m doing theme […]

Walkthrough: Setting up a Secure WordPress Site with Git – Part 1

This article is a walkthrough on the steps to setup a fairly secure* WordPress site leveraging git to make updates easier. It is the result of a set of best practices that I follow when setting up a new WordPress site. This is not a guarantee of a “hackproof” WordPress site. It is merely a […]

Migrating from Scut to Bourbon

On an upcoming project I’m going to be using Bourbon and Neat (instead of Compass and Gumby – hmm…I just saw that they are discontinuing Gumby) primarily so that I can use libsass for faster Sass compile times. I usually use Scut but I’ve noticed that there is a fair bit of overlap between what […]

Thoughts on Foundational CSS Font Setup

Earlier this week, I listened to the first episode of “Happier with Gretchen Rubin”. One of the things they talked about was if a person was a “satisficer or maximizer” – and I’m definitely out there towards maximizer on the spectrum. This definitely made me “know myself better” and helps me understand my own behaviors […]